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title: hallow — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hallow» in the Early Modern English dictionary: to make something holy, or to honour it as holy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hallow

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**Who acts:** man, priest, God, ye, I, LORD · **What happens:** make, honour, hallow, be, give, bless · **To what, where:** something, it, man, whatsoever, his, work

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«hallow» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [hallow in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/hallow.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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to make something holy, or to honour it as holy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:hallow:m1:1
# text = to make something holy, or to honour it as holy.
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	honour	honour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 2 | **honour** | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  | as holy | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.

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From Torah NUM.5.10, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:hallow:x1:1
# text = And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	hallowed	hallow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	whatsoever	whatsoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	obj	_	_
12	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	giveth	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	cop	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hallow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | shall |  | man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | present | any man | whatsoever |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent whatsoever=Recipient priest=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | shall | priest | his *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.

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From Torah GEN.2.3, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:hallow:x2:1
# text = And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	blessed	bless	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hallowed	hallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
12	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	_
16	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	rested	rest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	21	det:predet	_	_
20	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	obj	_	_
23	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
25	creating	create	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	23	acl	_	_
26	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bless** | past | God |  |  |  | day |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hallow** | past | God *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **rest** | past | God |  |  | God's work |  | because that | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **create** | gerund | God *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **make** | past · perfect · passive |  | God |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary which=Product |
| 6 | **work** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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And ye shall not profane My holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD who hallow you,

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From Torah LEV.22.32, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:hallow:x3:1
# text = And ye shall not profane My holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD who hallow you,
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	profane	profane	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	hallowed	hallow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
15	among	among	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
21	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
22	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
25	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
26	hallow	hallow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	parataxis	_	_
27	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **profane** | shall | ye | My holy name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hallow** | future · passive |  | I |  |  |  | among the children of Israel | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | I | the LORD |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **hallow** | present | the LORD | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **name** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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